Okay, I'm playing a level 12 paladin who is going to be picking up a cohort sometime soon via the leadership feat (finally, yay!). The cohort will be an already existing character in-game. So far that character's definition has only been 1)she's a human, and 2) she's a childhood friend of the paladin. They both will be followers of Sarenrae. The cohort recently died and was brought back by the party the paladin is in.
I already rolled up her ability scores and consulted with the DM (the character is going to be a cleric). Her ability scores are :13,15,12,14,17,and 11. Not bad if I do say so myself. So the advice is on her build itself. I know she won't be involved in much of the adventuring and certainly not in heavy combat, so doing her as a support character sounds like the best path. Problem is, I'm a n00b when it comes to divine casters, for the most part. We have access to Pathfinder Core and most 3.5 stuff (pending the DM's approval, of course). So, any advice will be welcome. (Checked various other cleric things and most of them seem to focus on, "I'm the cleric and I destroy everything because I'm that awesome!!!!", and that does not fit story and flavor or function here).
Oh, and if you need more background/flavor information, feel free to ask.
Thanks!